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The Elise is an exotic mid-engine roadster from Lotus that was new to the U.S. market for 2005. The Elise went on sale in Europe in 1996 and became the best-selling Lotus model ever. True to Lotus founder Colin Chapman's vision of building innovative, lightweight, top-performing cars that are fun to drive, the Elise sits on a chassis weighing only 150 pounds, thanks to aluminum alloy extrusions and aerospace bonding techniques. Body panels are lightweight composite material. The Elise accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in less than 5 seconds and top speed is nearly 150 mph.The 2007 Lotus Elise receives redesigned headlights to fully comply with U.S. regulations and the front end is redesigned to accommodate the new light units. Audio systems from Alpine are upgraded and the base Elise receives a 180-watt Alpine AM/FM/CD with four speakers. The Touring and Premier Pack receive the High Definition and satellite-radio ready Alpine CDA-9856 with iPod adapter and four speakers.This lightweight midengined roadster is super-quick. Power comes from a high-revving four-cylinder from Toyota. The interior is spartan and the cabin is difficult to access. Cornering limits are very high, but the car is hard to control once past them.
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